Her Heart Her Terms (Lily and Xavier)

Chapter 65

Chapter 65

Terence stood by Lily's side, and after helping her settle into the chair, he released his hand.

"What happened?"

Lily brushed back her hair and forced a faint smile as she shook her head. "Nothing."

She accidentally raised her shirt collar, revealing the faint hickeys on her fair neck, which caught his gaze.

"Are you getting used to the work?"

He didn't want her to know he had been quietly working behind the scenes, so he hadn't checked on her during her first day at the company.

"It's going alright," she replied. She kept the fact that Nadia was reluctant to accept her to herself.

She adjusted her mindset. With Sarah's temperament, their upcoming interactions wouldn't be easy. She would have difficulty keeping this job if she didn't brace herself.

was working here and had come on purpose. All she knew was that Sarah could use any excuse to have her replaced. She had

stood

I mean, Mr. Devereux, I'll return to work

hand curled slightly at his side as

she brushed

watched her retreating figure. After a

to her workstation, Nadia

Contact her to arrange a time

President and Head of Public

with gold-embossed edges. It was similar to Xavier's. When Lily first saw Xavier's card, she secretly kept one because

the card. "Got

don't know Sarah? Do you have some kind of grudge?"

Sarah a photo of Lily and Queenie slacking off at work. Sarah had never mentioned knowing Lily, but when they met, she acted like she did, and the atmosphere between them was unusual. Had

at Nadia. "I might have met her before, but it didn't

hand. "Fine. Deal

keeping an assistant who relied on backdoors and lacked ability. Not wanting to

Sarah's profile photo and